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6 days ago · The Oakland Roots professional soccer team wants to continue playing at the Coliseum for the “short-term” following the 2025 season, according to team officials. The club announced Wednesday it has abandoned plans to build a temporary stadium in the “Malibu Lot” near the Coliseum and instead will sign a one-year lease for …

Jan 23, 2025 · Long-term smoke exposure is increasing Nationwide, the acreage burned in wildfires in the U.S. has nearly doubled each decade since 1990. That is changing how people are exposed to wildfire smoke. Communities have found themselves blanketed in smoke for days and weeks at a time increasingly often. In 2023, massive wildfires in Canada repeatedly spread thick smoke into many U.S. communities ...

5 days ago · AS A GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE in 2018, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a pledge to create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office, part of his broader strategy to boost the state’s job programs. He’s on track to reach that goal — with about 200,000 apprenticeships so far — according to a news release last month from the governor’s office.

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Jun 15, 2024 · The same is true for other significant political questions: Independents’ political views and perspectives on key issues also reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day. In contrast, Democrats’ and Republicans’ ideas of what problems deserve government attention and how to solve them are much less likely to be based on their own life experiences, and ...

Jan 8, 2025 · These days, aside from a handful of newsrooms whose print ads still drive their revenue, the majority of San Francisco publications prioritize digital over print, and focus on reaching San Franciscans on their phones. Many still remember the important role the news racks once played. “The kiosks raised the equity,” says King. “You could have the Beacon next to the Examiner next to the ...

Jan 4, 2025 · THREATS AND HARASSMENT are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some would-be candidates and even compelling some elected officials to change their vote. Those are some of the conclusions of a new study I led …

Jan 6, 2025 · WITH THE ELECTION and the holidays behind them, the California Legislature returned to Sacramento on Monday to kick off a new session in earnest. It will be several more months before the political wrangling over the state budget and thousands of proposed bills truly ramps up, but priorities are emerging as lawmakers try to stake their claim on the hottest issues of the day. Here are some ...

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